Three-Tails: Lend Me Your Power

Kakashi drew his Short Sword and met an Elite Jonin from the left, the blade carving a streak of silver through the air.

The other man's Ninja Sword came chopping down head-on. Kakashi twisted aside, his Short Sword cutting toward the man's ribs in the same motion.

He was just about to land the blow.

When the muscles in his right hand suddenly spasmed violently!

The image of Rin being pierced through by Lightning Cutter flashed through his mind. The sensation at his fingertips, the temperature of the blood—everything came flooding back.

His movements froze for an instant, and the enemy's Ninja Sword was already bearing down on him.

Kakashi could only hastily raise his blade to block.

With a dull clang, the blade was smashed downward, and the web between his thumb and forefinger nearly split from the shock.

Kakashi was stunned.

That strength, that amount of Chakra—this was absolutely not something an ordinary Jonin could possess!

Combined with their attire, Kakashi instantly recognized their identities.

Root...

The moment Obito saw Kakashi being suppressed, the Three-Tomoe in his right eye began spinning madly.

The Mangekyō Sharingan lit up, its blood-red pattern rapidly twisting together within his pupil.

Kamui!

A spatial distortion vortex directly shredded the Ninja Sword stabbing toward Kakashi's back!

The blade snapped in two at the center, the cut so smooth it could have served as a mirror.

That Root elite was clearly stunned for a moment.

Obito seized the chance and charged forward, Kunai aimed straight at the man's throat.

But halfway through his charge, three Root members immediately swarmed him, their three Ninja Swords sealing off every one of his movements.

Obito could only fight while retreating, barely protecting Kakashi's flank.

At the top of the tree canopy, several Root ninja were crouched there, maintaining